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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-12-27
A GREAT Room To BRITISH PRO-
DUCERS.
If America Enters the Road TO Free Trad
She will not Know When to Stop.


1t is indeed as the President says, "a con-
dition and not theory" with which Congress
has to deal. The Democrats, though not
adherents of free-traie principles, recognize
that the masses in America will not look
favorably upon any set of politicians who,
for the supposed benefit of small minority
involve the country in financial disaster.
Their belief seems TO be that when the nation
appreciates the real meaning of the mainte
nance of high, unnecessary tariffs, there will
be a Democratic gain in many States which
have hitherto been Republican. The Presi-
dent proposes radical reduction in the du-
ties On raw materials. or even their free i'm
portation, as way of compromising manu-
factnre-s for the sacrifice which they are
asked to make. The free importation of
iron. coal and wool would be a great boon to
British producers if it were accompanied
with reductions in the tariff upon cotton,
wooden and other manufactures, the artisans
Of this country would derive marked bene-
fit from it. If once the United States finds
herself on the road to free trade, she will
hardly know where to stop. For the princi-
Pile which President Cleveland, as head of
the Democratic party, lays DOWNS really that
no import duties are justifiable which are not
levied solely for purposes of revenue.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-12-27
ROCK AND JOB PRINTING.

rrns R.nnebee Journal establishment; IL prepared
= I'll times 20 give Immediate attention 20 orders 81
sny kind of books or jo, printing We hass svs,y
y ls,ge aaanfltIes 81 psI~r stock. and the
ia,s.t styles of type. orders by mail VIII receive
ors,opf attention.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-12-27
rue many xFMNEBEC JOURNAL
Al, erfisiu0 Rxites

Can be bad on pcation st TIE . ses i sey p
And Weekly TAX. togetnef 1a.,u ~ 49,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-12-27
LITERARY NOTICES.
The January Magazines.

Atlantic Monthly Honghton, MitfIin & Co =,
New York, Il Eas, Seventeenth street Con-
tents; Yonc Santo a Child of Japan-I-F..
Il. II. House; Unpublished Letters of Frank
lin to Strahan. S. G. w. Benjamin Judson's
Remorse, Lille Chace Wyman; The Lost
Earl, J. T. Trow bridge; The Golden Hes
perides Charles Dudley Warner; The Second
Son XLIII-XLV-M. Q. w. Oliphant and T.
b. Aldrich Constantinople, Theodore Child ;
\ Liberal Education, Edward J. Lowell: The
Secret, James Russell Lowell; The Despot
of Broomsedge Cove-I., II.,-Charles Egg
bert Grad lock; On Whttier's Eightieth
Birthday, Frances l.. Mace The History of
Children's Books, c. NJ. Hewins; Monadnock
in Autumn, Edna Dean Proctor; After .Our
Hundred Days" Oliver Wendell Holmes;
Howells' Modern Italian Poets; Scudder's
Men and Letters The Contributors Club :
The Bread-and- Butter Moments of the Mind
A Word for Silent Partners, Vicissitudes of
Verse; Books of the Month.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-12-27
Timber Land for Sale.

The north half of Township No. ., Range 4. Franz
lin County, Me. Also two blocks one mile .o,,s..
each, adjoining in No. 2, r. ). This tract eoufsins
between 1900 and Il 900 acres the largest lear, ~
1nich !: heavily timbered with pine spruce and ~
aaf. which has never been cui.ss.. estimated A. -
wen forty and nifty millions. 1t is well watered =,
Aidef stream and Tim Brook, both Of which cro.,
y. taxing tn part of the famous Tim Pond. Thess
TIE kennsbee below Msosehesd Lake. S
GILBERT LONGFELLOw.
o.v - ~. Aachiss, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-12-27

Jerry Sullivan, second hand in No. spool
room on the Laconia was the happy recipient
of Christmas present in the shape of a
handsome easy chair by the female operatives
in the room this noon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-12-27

Eclectic, Magazine, f. r. Pelton, 25 Bond
street, New York Contents The Papacy
and the Temporal Power, Emilio CASTELAR,
The Story of Zebehr Pasha as Told by Him
self. Flora L. Shaw: French Socialism, NJ
Kaufman; The Antiquity of Man in North
America, Alfred X. Wallace; TRANSACTIONS
from Schiller. Sir Theodore Martin; On
Some Differences Between Cottages and
Castles, 4 Three Cornered Essay; A Teach
er of the Violin, J. II. Shorthouse: The Re.
ligion of Mithra, J. A. Farrer; The French
woman of the Century; Omar khayyam, II.
G. Kecne; Wealth and Ability, II. NJ. Hynd-
man; The Nerve Rest Cure, James Muir
HOWE: The Three Evils of Destiny. J.
Theodore Bent; Exaggeration; Literary No
tees; Foreign Literary Notes; Miscellany
The Book Buyer Christmas Annual,
Charles Scribner's Sons. New York. Con-
tents Thackcrays Christmas Festival,
from the Roundabout Papers'); A Fire
light Fancy. poem, j. Ashby-S terry; The
Vision of Sir Lsunfal, Richard Henry
Stoddard; American Wood Engraving of the
present, Howard Pyle The Heroes of the
Golden Age, Hjalmar II. Boyesen; A Bunch
of N!olets, John Burroughs Enoch Arden.
Edith N. Thomas A Voyage on the Saone,
Hamilton w. Mabie The Holiday Art Books,
Joseph b. Millet; The Books of the Christ.
day Books for Poung people, Mrs. Burton
Harrison: Notes; The Christmas Book List
for 1887 Index to Advertisements.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-12-27

Messrs. Edward E. Hale and VIM. N. Lane
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1887-06-09

bras m'enlacer ct deux leyres brit
lantes Sc poser sur mon front
glac6.
Cetts etreinte dura qnelques se-
condes; j'aurais voulu qu'elle ne
fnft jamais! J'6tais 81 helreux
de sentir tomber sur mon y1sage
des larmes de regrets ct de doux
souvenirs.
C6tait Marthe!
Marthe, done jj'avais dedaign6
pamouI. Ellie m'ayait aim6 en- 81
lence; son occur etait sincere. let
mol jj'ayais vecu aupres dele, in
different d son affection qui cut fait
mon bonheur. J'avais Anne des
-drolesses sans cmur i'ignorais pos
seder aupres de moi un tr6sor d'a-
mour. Pourquoi Marthe fut-elle
toujours 81 reseryee?.
~
En- ce moment, un rayon de So
lell p6n6tra dams ma chambre;
J'ouyris les yeux ct mon reYe Sc
trouva interrompu.
Mon chien 6tait couch6 aupres
de mon lit, q sa place habituelle.
Dams la piece voisine, une voix
douce roucoulait une romance d'a-
mour.
C'6tait la voix de Marthe!...
FERDINAND HOLE.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1887-06-09

m'interrogea sur mon enhance; CO
squi l'int6ressait le plus viyement,
c'etait de savoir Oars quelles con-
ditions je metals s6par6 de l'Egii
Sc; il tenait q Sc rendre compte d /.
Ia cause d6terminante de mon ire
.ligion. Je ne lui cachai. rien Quand
je lui racontai ma reclusion q Met
tray, il ne put s'empecher de dire:
"Pauvre enfantl pauvre enfant!. :.
All! line vous fallait pas, je le
comprends, un regime de rigueur
Au moins, mettez d profit vo-
tire experience; ct puisque yotre
conversion irrite les personnes qul
vous touchent de plus pres, soyez
pour elles meilleur que jamais.
J'exposai . Mgr d1 Rende mes
projects Cue comptez -vous faire?
m'avait il demand6. Mon foyer,
lul repondis .je. est devenu le sejour
de Ia discorde la plus violente; ]e
suis absolument desesp6r6. Nous
nous s6parerons, ma femme ct moi,
q Paimiable. En- CO qui me con
cerne, je items a dispara1tre. J'irai
finir ma triste vie dams quelque
couvent pour prier ct faire p6ni.
tence jusqu'a ma mort. Un de mes
amis de Lyon s'occupe on ce mo-
ment de me procurer une retraite
chez les Chartreux.
LIE Nonce me dlesuada de ce
projet. Ne vous laissez pas en-.
trainer, me dit-il, par un mouve-
ment irr6f6chi que peut-etre vous
regretteriez plus tard. Je crois
I lqu'une retraite vous est en- CO mo-
lnent utile; mais une retraite cour-
te, de quatre on cinq jours an plus.
lie temps n6cessaire pour vous rem
DIRE la paix de Fame. II serait fa
cheux que, dams petat d'esprit Oh
vous vous trouvez, yous prissiez
Iune resolution defnitiye. Dali
Ileurs, vous n'avez pas le droit de
vous s6parer de votye petite famil-
lie; c'est vous qui a7ez apporte
Pirr6l 6ligion . votre foyer; on subis.
Esant limpi6t6 aujourd'hui, youa
.ferez une reelle penitence Et
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1887-06-09

pourquoi Dieu, qui q etc 81 mise
ricordieux pour vous, n'ouYiira1t-il il
pas IN jour les yeux de ceux qui
vous sont chers, CONNIE il vous les
les q ouvertsI q vous-meme? 2. !.
Priez' priez; soyez bon, charitable,
patient; aimez votre farnille de
tout yotre coeur; votre femme ct
yos enfans fniront bien par COM
prendre que rEglise ne leur q pas
ravi une parce]le de Yotre affection,
ct la grace de Dieu aidant, cette
epreuve, Gui en- somme est juste ct
m6rit6e, ne durera pas toujours.
Je remerciai vivemeut Mgr di
Rende pour ses consolantes paro-
les, ct je tombai d ses pieds.
Monselgneur, lui dis-je que le
Saint Siege receive, en- yotre per
sonne, Repression de mon sincere
repentir pour le pass6, ct phomma
ge de ma soumission respectueuse
ct sans reserve pour le present ct
pavenir!
Son Excellence me b6nit ct me
|releVa aussitot Malntenant, mon
ami, ft-il, embraasons nous CONNIE
entire pere ct fills. Je me jetai
dams ses bras. C'est ainsi one ie
fus relieve des censures eccl6siasti
.ques prononc6 6esicontre moi.
Le 81 aoht, j'entrai, pour quatre
jours, dams une maison de retraite
religieuse situ6e aux environs de
Paris. II me tarda1t d'etre admis
au tribunal de Ia p6n1tence; car, le
"a avrll, je n'avais pu me confess
ser, me trouvant 'dans un cas- re-
serve {. Je fus admis 3 la confes
sion le Ter setptembre; le R6v6
rend P4re C***, mum de pleins
pouvoirs, me donna Iabsolution. =
PREUVE DE BON PROPos.
dependant ma ch4re femme, de
plus en- plus irrit6e. await tenu q
Sc s6parer do moi. Je lui faisais
Ihorreur, disait- ellie, ct ellie parlait,
CONNIE ellie pensait. Je me resi-
gna1 done d cette cruelle separa-
Ition, qui, par bonheur, ne devait
pas etre Tongue. On ne rompt pas,
pour une divergen ,es doplnioDs,
une union de dix ans. LIE l2 no.
Ivembre, ma femme, apres plusieursa
entreYues, consentit 3 reprendre
notre existence en- commun, eI il
fait conyenu que nous viyrions
dams une tolerance reciproque.
ca cOntznate7.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1887-06-09
Francophoble.

LIE Mail Went d,etre pris dune
nouyelle attaque de francophobie
bien conditionnee.
Ce bon. journal tory est furieux
d'avoir entendu parler de la crea.
tion dune igne franchise entire Ia
France ct la Province de Quebec
ct dit de suite que le gouyerne-
ment devrait refuser le subside.
Nous..ne pouvons reellement croi-
re q une aussi sotte dose de par
tisanerie de Ia part dun journal
serieux on qui se pretend tel.
Ainsi le .M0I prend ombrage
des relations entire Quebec ct notre
mere patrie. ii est chagrin6 de
yoir enfin une llgne bien franchise
faire IN service int roc6anique. Il
est bien diffcile Get organe minis
Terrell et IL faut bien des conces-
sions alors pour 1e contenter.
Comment, les lignes frrnca1ses
n'auraient pas aussi bien que tou-
tes les autres le dro1t de recevoir
des subventions du gouvernement
canadien. Tandis cue chaque jour
on parle de la creation de nouvel-
les lignes subventionnees pour des
destinations assez bizarres quel-
ques fois ct, dams tous les cas-, bien
moins interassantes que celle de la
ligne Bossiere, v1see par le Mail,
I'll sera1t interdit q une igne fran
caise de JOUR- des faveurs trop le-
gitimement ACCUSES aux entrepre-
neurs qui risquent leurs capitaux
dams d'aussi lourdes afaires:
lie MGi2 pretend que jusqu'a
present les lignes FRANCHISES
mont jamais reussi. La raison
que l'on pourrait d'abord dom
ner, c'est quill ny pas encore
Gu 3 proprement parler de Ii
gne franchise. LIE dernier essai
n'eta1t reellement pas celui dune
iligne franchise. On se rappelle
encore le .douloureux etonnement
de nos braves canadiens francais
lorsqu'apres s'etre portes en- fonle
au devant du steamer francais, ills
se sont trouves d bord dun bateau
oh personne ne parlait francais.
Cette fois ci, nous avons, CONNIE
nous l'avons deja dit, une vraie Ii
gne francaise, frsncaise de la gull
le au grand mat: une ligne don't
les armateurs ont fait des preuves
6clatantes d'habilete ct de connais-
sance; une llgne qui a en- l'appui
.et pacquiescement de la Chambre
de Commerce du district de Mon
treal ct de "a Ghambre de Com
merce franchise, ct l'aide, du con-
sui general de France OF nous es-
perons bien la voir reussir brillams-
ment en- dept des tristes prophe-
ties ct des criailleries francopho-
bes du Mail--L0 P0trie.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1887-06-09
Le reimbursement de Ia terre.

LIE reimbursement progressif de
nos contrees, tres sensible dams
leurs parties eeptentrionales, fait
dispara1tre chaque jour certaines
especes de vegstaux des zones ou
on leo cultivait avec succeg; la vie
dun homme suffit b faire sur ce
point des consultations douloureu-
ses: Ia vigne q disparu des Flandres,
ct nombre de vieillards " ont con-
nue. en- espalier; ellie disparu de
la Picardie, CONNIE culture do
plein champ, depuis le commence.
ment du steele. Les noyers n'exis.
tent pour ainsi dire plus dams le
nord de ia France ct, il y q cin-
quante ans, on y voyait de nom
breux moulins d huile alimentes
par les fruits.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1887-06-09
CHEZ UN MORT.

Je yenais de rendre le dernier
soupir.
Priv6 depuis longtemps des dou
ces affections de la famille, je ma
vais autour de mon chevet que
.quelques parents 6loign6s, accou-
rus en- toute hate pour me fermer
les yeux ct recpeillir mon h6rita.
ge;... puis des amis ct des Wallets.
Le docteur Strapulet, avec son
grand corps efHanqu6 qni Sc balan-
Iancait dams les basques dun ha.
bit serr6, SO tenait . quelques pas
de mon Lit, humant ayec calme une
prise de tabac.
lie bon docteur paraissait preoc-
cup6 ct tout inquiet. Oh! ne cro-
yez nullement que ce fht . cause
de ma mort-a laluelle il participa
bien un peu mais, 81 So personne
6tait Ii, son esprit 6tait ailleurs. II
songeait sans doute 3 90 nouvelle
combinaison Gnanci6re qui devait
=lui rapporter de- gros benefces.
Car Get excellent homme pratiquait
ce pr6cepte assez universellement
r6pandu: Ch0c1,a pour soi, D,su,
pour tous; ct, sill laissait parfois
mourir ses malades, il await bien
soin de ne jamais laisser pericli-
ter SOS int6rets.
Ce bon docteur!
Quoi quill en- soft, des que je
fus mort, le docteur Strapulet sap
procha de mon lit ct, apres avolr
promen6 autour de mes paupieres
une allumette enhamm6e, il se
tourna vers Resistance ct dit d'u
ne voix grave ct solennelle:
--Cest fni. le moribond nest
plus.
Et un soupir s'echappa de So
poitrine, soupir exprimant claire
ment ceci:
Malntenant, j'en suis d6bar-
rasse. &. Je vais done pouvoir men
aller.
lie silence qui await dure tout le
temps de mon agonie fit bient0t
place q des chuchotements precipi-
t6s. Toutes les voix fonctionnaient
4 la fois ct formaient une cacopho-
ME qu'ent enviee Wagner.
Celia ne m'empecha pas mean
moins de saisir quelques reparties.
- n a & A ~ Il
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1887-06-09
LA CONVERSION DE LEO
TAXIL.
{ SUITE. !

lSUITE.
Trois jours apres. q la reunion
de la Commission Centrale. de la
Ligue Anti Cl6ricale, je donnai ma
d6mission.
...Je '6tais promis de faire
une r6traction pure ct simple de
mes anciens 6crits ct de disparaf
tire ensu1te. Mes anciens coreli.
gionnaires, au lieu de me laisser
Ia paix, tenaient d m aiguillonner.
Els defgur6rent un tel point mes
actes que je fnis par ou j'aurais
.d1 commencer. lie degont fit pla.
ce q un repentir sans reserve. Dieu
aidant, ja compris enfin que je de
.vais, non une r6traction banale
sans lendemain, mais bel ct bien
une r6paration absolue, complete,
ne pouyant cesser qu'avec mon
existence. ".
LIE PARDON DE i 'EGLIsE Ell DE DIEU.
s'Je n'avais plus demand6 3 me
confesser. Je me dis des lors:
zee que j'avais le devoir de faire
se fera; je solliciterai ia lev6e des
censures eccl6siastiques pronon
Gees contre moi; Je ne laisserai pas
Sc perdre dams une lache indiff6-
renee les fruits de la grace que
Dieu, le % avril, daigna m'accor-
de-"
Ell le 25 Juliet, au lendemain
dune fameuse s6ance oh je dus
tenir tete q mes anciens camaradee
d'impiete, je recus Ia yisite dun
der principaux redacteurs du Ca
tlsozac Times, de Londres, qui,
apres avoir longuemant cause ayee
moi, me propose de me presenter
d Mgr. di Rende, nonce du Saint
Siege d Paris j J'acceptal de grand
cnur, trop honore d'etre recu, moi
Iindigne, par le repr5s 5sentant du
lSouverain r Pontife.
Mgr. di Rende fut plein de bon.
lt6; .avec une douceur exquise, i
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1887-06-09

La succursale de Minneapolis
de pagence des wins de california
q maintenant ses cares d vim az
No. 253 -255, 2eme Avenue Sud, ct
peut servir ses patrons avec beau
coup de diligence.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1887-06-09

Soudain je teressaillis Un le.
ger bruit attira mon attention: c'6
TAFT CONNIE celui que produit le
frolement dune 6toffe. On cut dit
qu'une personne s'avancait douce
mant, cherchant d etouffer le bruit
de ses pas J'entendis bientot,
tout proche de moi, I'M sanglot !.
En- meme temps, je sentis deux
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-07-13
Water From Lake Tahoe

An Erdminer reporter has interviewed
Engineer Won Schmidt about the project OF
bringing water from Lake Tahoe, and in
answer to question as to the rumor that
the work was to be proceeded with soon
and that the Nevada Bank was interested
Mr.. Won Schmidt said
suppose you think that it would be
the easiest matter in the world for me to
say yes or no, but it isn't. | don't feel al
liberty to say anything one way or the
other about it. This much | can say
Your paper is little bit in advance. 1t j:
too early to state anything in regard to
what the company intend doing.
The company has been in existence
since 1865, and considerable money has
already been spent one way or another
perfecting our plans. The plan followed
would be substantially the one approved OF
in my report in 1877. One thing is certain
the city needs more water. and with Its
rapid increase in population il is a grea
conundrum where an adequate supply is to
come from. The Spring Valley at present
doesn't fill the bill They are spending 6
great deal of money on their new dam, but
it is a question as to where the water is tc
come from to fill the new lake
d" / don't want to say anything against
the Spring Valley company. 1t had an
opportunity to purchase our rights somt
time ago, but it pooh-poohed the scheme
But time will come when they will ned
more water, notwithstanding their dam
This Tahoe project has ever been a great
hobby of mine, and | am satisfied that
shall live to see my project carried out
This is all | will saw
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-07-13

Masons, Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias
and Workmen. John Kennedy was buried
in Gold Hill by the Miners Union at 10
o'clock; Peter Eddy by the knights
of Pythias at the same hour. In
this city Foster, Hamilton and Martin
Tregallas were buried at 1 p NJ by the
Masons. Charles ]. Dougherty and Z. B.
Jeffree were buried at $3.50 by the Work
men and Odd Fellows. Hamilton's and
Tregallas' funerals passed through c street,
the hearses side by side, and followed by
carriages in the same order. The Miners
Union, COO strong the Masons, 100, and
citizens who turned out very strong, pre-
sented the finest-looking, yet most sorrow
full and gloomy body of men ever seen
here on a similar occasion. Mining was
generally suspended, giving all the miners
O chance to attend the funerals
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-07-13
LET DOWN EASILY.
The Officials of the Fidelity National Bank
Not to be Prosecuted.

CINCINNATI July 12th.-Somewhat unex-
pectedy the final decree was entered by
order of Judge Sage this afternoon against
the Fidelity National Bank and its Di-
rectors and officers to forfeit the charter of
the Bank. Demurrers had been filed by
President Briggs, Swift and others, and
| there was an appearance of lengthy legal
argument. Upon mutual understanding
the argument was dropped and the decree
was agreed upon by all the parties, which
dismisses the action against the Directors
and other officers, but finds that the bank
had violated the banking laws ofthe United
States by lending money to d. A. Fitz-
patrick and others upon the security of its
| own capital stock, and by permitting its
cash on hand to fall below the required 25
per cent. off its circulation and deposits. and
by incurring new obligations while in this
insolvent condition. The charter of the
bank is therefore declared forfeited. This
action puts all the assets of the late bank
in the hands of Receiver Armstrong, and
dissolves all attachments upon its property
made since the bank was seized by the
| Government
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-07-13
THE UNION PACIFIC.
United States Senator Teller Before the
Investigating COMMITTEES.

DENVER, July 12th.-The Pacific Railway
Investigating Committee heard number
of witnesses here to-day, including United
States Senator Henry NJ Teller, ex-Gov-
ernOr John Evans Levans, Edward Eddy,
General Manager of the Omaha and Grant
Smelling and Refining Company. w. A. ii.
Lovelaid, former Director of the Union
Pacific, and number of others.
In reply to questions by Commissioner
Little, Senator Teller testified that be did
not believe there was word of truth in
the statement made before this Commits
sion yesterday, to the effect that moneyed
combination was formed by the railroads
during the last Senatorial contest in Colo
RADIO. He did not believe that any railroad
company bad put up dollar for the pur-
pose of electing any Senator-certanly not
dollar to help the candidate who became
| successful (meaning HIMSELF. If the U.
2. Company exerted any influence (which
the Senator would not say it did it would
be an influence against him. as he had
been known to favor State supervision of
toe railroads. He expressed himself as
quite willing that the Commission should
examine exhaustively INTO the question of
his election. His whole expenditures for
the Senatorial contest consisted of $500
contributed to the Republican committee
Of his own county, which was less than he
had contributed when not candidate for
Office and his hotel bill in Denver, SOL.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-07-13

lnasmuch as this refers to an ultimatum
presented virtually from the muzzle of the
rifle the euphemism is very neat. To all
the demands made upon him he yields
ready acquiescence, except one. He cannot
consent to the immediate restitution of the
bribe received from Chinese firm for the
opium monopoly. Doubtless he has squan-
dered most of it in jackpots, or perchance
he may have paid off some exceptionally
urgent debts, although the utter presump-
ilon IS inherently improbable, as it is un-
kinglike.
However, David will submit the whole
matter to the new Cabinet, and with this
promise he washes his hands OF the subject
so cheerfully that much of our admiration
for Wilkins Micawber goes out to his truly
serene Majesty of Hawaii.